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"I didn't know why. I have hit a lot of home runs. It's nothing new to me," he said. "Then I found out why so I am going to keep it."

Choo, who is in his 14th season, has hit 22 homers in a season three times, including 2015 and 2017 for Texas, but that's not what he's known for.

"I am not a home run hitter. I've just played in this league a long time. That's not my focus," he said. "[Matsui] only played ten years in the big leagues. If he had played longer, he would have more home runs than me. Somebody was going to break the record."